The Mayor of London said the frontrunner in the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn was the apt person to reinvigorate the party.

In a tweet this morning, Khan said he knew Starmer “for decades”, and that the shadow Brexit secretary was his pick to “unite our party, take the fight to the Tories and put Labour in government”.

I will be voting for @Keir_Starmer to be the next Labour leader. I’ve known Keir for decades. He’s the best person to unite our party, take the fight to the Tories and put Labour in government. #AnotherFutureIsPossible

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